The Nacionalista Party ( Filipino and

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: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907; it was the ruling party from 1935 to 1946 (under Presidents

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and Sergio Osmeña), 1953–1961 (under Presidents Ramon Magsaysay and

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) and 1965–1972 (under President Ferdinand Marcos).

Ideology

The Nacionalista Party was initially created as a Filipino nationalist party that supported Philippine independence until 1946 when the United States granted independence to the country.Liow, J.; Leifer, M. (1995)
''Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia''
New York: Routledge. Retrieved October 16, 2017. Since then, many scholarly articles that dealt with the history of political parties during the Third Republic agreed that the party has been increasingly populist,Celoza, A
''Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines: The Political Economy of Authoritarianism''
Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Publishing Group. Retrieved September 19, 2017. although some argued they had

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization ...

''Philippine Journal of Public Administration, Volumes 34–35''
(1990). UP College of Public Administration. Retrieved October 19, 2017. tendencies because of their opposition to the

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and the Progressive Party. The populist ideology of the party remained to present day as described on their website.

History

The party was organized as a vehicle for Philippine independence, advocating self-rule; and espousing this advocacy through representation in the Philippine Assembly of 1907–1916, and in the succeeding

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of 1916–1935. The ranks of Nationalist politicians rose to prominence through the

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spanning 1935–1941, ending when political parties were replaced by a singular and monolithic

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Party during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. By the second half of the century, the Nacionalista Party evolved into being main political contenders for leadership in the Philippines, in competition with its rivals, the

and the Philippine Progressive Party. This leadership endured until the turbulent suppression of partisan politics during the Ferdinand Marcos regime. In 1978, akin to the Japanese occupation, disparate political parties were coerced to merge into a regime-controlled coalition, the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan. Preferring not to be involved, the ''Nacionalistas'' went to hibernation. Years later, in the late 1980s, the party was revived under the leadership of Salvador Laurel until the latter's passing. The Nacionalista Party is presently led by former Senator Manny Villar, and had fielded three vice-presidential candidates either running independently or in tandem with other political parties, namely Alan Peter Cayetano,

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and

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, albeit unsuccessfully.Dayley, Robert (2016)
''Southeast Asia In The New International Era''
Avalon Publishing. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

Controversy over dominant-minority status

In the 2010 general election, the Nacionalista and the

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(NPC) formed an alliance after it was approved by the

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(COMELEC) on April 12, 2010. The Nacionalistas fielded Senator

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and running with fellow Senator

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who is a member of the NPC. It became the dominant minority party after a resolution passed by the COMELEC. On April 21, 2010, it was blocked by the Supreme Court after a suit filed by the rival

. On May 6, 2010, the Supreme Court nullified the merger and therefore giving the Liberal Party to be the dominant minority party. It was based on a resolution by the COMELEC giving political parties to be accredited by August 17, 2009. The coalition was made to help the Nacionalista Party to help boost the presidential campaign of Senator Villar and have a chance to be the dominant minority party by the COMELEC which give the rights to poll watchers during the canvassing of votes. However, it is being challenged by the

calls the said alliance a bogus alliance and they are seeking the same party status by the COMELEC. Several local races are also being challenged from both parties, therefore causing confusion in those races.

Electoral performance

Presidential elections

Vice presidential elections

Legislative elections

Senate

House of Representatives

Notable Nacionalistas

Past

Throughout their careers, many of the country's politicians, statesmen and leaders were in whole or in part Nacionalistas. Notable names include the following:

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(3rd President) * Sergio Osmeña (4th President) * Manuel Roxas (5th President) * Elpidio Quirino (6th President) * Ramon Magsaysay (7th President) *

(8th President) * Ferdinand Marcos (10th President) * Joseph Estrada (13th President) * Rodrigo Duterte (16th President) *

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) Senators *

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* Magnolia Antonino *Antonio Araneta *

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* Vicente Rama *Esteban de la Rama *

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* Francisco Soc Rodrigo *

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* Pedro Rodríguez *

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*Pastor Salazar *

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*Prospero E. Sebastian *Esteban Singson *Balabaran Sinsuat *

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*Francisco Soriano *

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*Emiliano Tria Tirona *Potenciano Treñas *

*Juan Torralba *

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*Ramon Torres *

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*Jose O. Vera *Juan Villamor *

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's 1st District) * Norberto S. Amoranto (5th Mayor of Quezon City) *

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(former Governor of

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) *

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(former Governor of Tarlac, became Senator under the NP's rival

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) *Fortunato Borbon (former Governor of

) *Pablo Borbon (former Governor of

*Bartolome C. Cabangbang (former Representative of

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's 2nd district) *Vicente J. Caedo (former Governor of

) * Marc Douglas Cagas IV (former Governor of Davao del Sur) *Antonio Carpio (former Governor of

) *Costancio Castañeda (former Representative of Tarlac's 2nd district) *Modesto Castillo (former Governor of

) *

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(former Representative of Tarlac's 1st district and Governor of Tarlac) *

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(former Mayor of Pasay) * Antonio Diaz (former Representative of

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' Lone district) *

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(former Governor of Davao) *Nicolas Gonzales (former Governor of

) * León Guinto- (former Governor of Quezon(Tayabas) and 11th Mayor of Manila) *

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(former Rrepresentative of

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's 1st District and Governor of

) *Maximo Malvar (former Governor of

) *Placido L. Mapa (former Mayor of

) *Ramon P. Mitra Sr. (former Mayor of

) *

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(27th Mayor of Manila, was a member of NP during his term as Vice Mayor) *Vicente Noble (former Governor of

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(15th Mayor of Manila) *Luis L. Lardizabal (former Mayor of

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' 3rd district) *Jose C. Laurel IV (former Governor of

) * Feliciano Leviste (former Governor of

) *Elias B. Lopez (former Mayor of Davao City) *

Vicente Lukbán Vicente Lukbán y Rilles or Vicente Lucbán Rilles (February 11, 1860 – November 16, 1916) was a Philippine General in the Philippine Republican Army. He was also an officer in Emilio Aguinaldo's staff during the Philippine Revolution and the ...

(former Governor of Tayabas) *

Carmen Planas Carmen Lim Planas (March 23, 1914 – August 25, 1964) was the first woman to be elected to any public office in the Philippines when she was elected councilor of Manila by general suffrage in 1934. She would later serve as the capital city's ...

(former Vice Mayor of Manila) * Miguel Raffiñan (former Representative of

's 6th District and Mayor of

Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu Province. Ac ...

) * Francisco Remotigue (former Governor of

) * Osmundo Rama (former Governor of

) *

Jonvic Remulla Juanito Victor "Jonvic" Catibayan Remulla Jr. (born October 23, 1967) is a Filipino politician serving as the governor of Cavite since 2019, previously holding the position from 2010 to 2016. He also previously served as the vice governor and ...

(Incumbent Governor of

Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite ( tl, Lalawigan ng Kabite; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest o ...

, was a member of NP during his first term) *

Benjamin Romualdez Benjamin "Kokoy" Trinidad Romualdez (September 24, 1930 – February 21, 2012) was a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Leyte and later appointed as ambassador to the United States, China and Saudi Arabia. He was a younger brother to ...

(former Governor of Leyte) * Adelina Santos Rodriguez (6th Mayor of Quezon City) * Isidro Rodriguez (18th Governor of Rizal) * Jose V. Rodriguez (former Representative of

's 7th District and Mayor of

) * Ignacio Santiago Sr. (former Governor of

Bulacan Bulacan, officially the Province of Bulacan ( tl, Lalawigan ng Bulacan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Malolos. Bulacan was established on August 15, 1578, and part of the ...

) *

Alejo Santos Alejo Santos Santos (born Alejo de los Santos de los Santos; July 17, 1911 – February 18, 1984) was a Filipino soldier and World War II hero who parlayed his fame into a political career. His prestige was somewhat marred in later life when h ...

(World War II Veteran, former Representative of

's 2nd District and former Governor of

*Isidro Siapno (former Mayor of

) *

Chavit Singson Luis Crisologo Singson (born June 21, 1941), better known as Chavit Singson (), is a Filipino businessman and politician, serving as the mayor of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, since 2019 up to 2022. He was the governor of the province of Ilocos Sur ...

(former Governor of

Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur, officially the Province of Ilocos Sur ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ilocos Sur; tl, Lalawigan ng Ilocos Sur), is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital o ...

and Mayor of Narvacan) *Manuel C. Sotto (former Vice Mayor of Davao City *Alfonso Tabora (former Mayor of

) *Nicasio S. Valderossa (former Mayor of

) * Pío Valenzuela (former Governor of

) *Braulio de Villa (former Governor of

) *

Nemesio Yabut Nemesio Isip Yabut (December 19, 1925–February 25, 1986) was a Filipino politician and businessman who served as Mayor of Makati from 1972 until his death in 1986. Early life and education Nemesio Yabut was born on December 19, 1925 in Makati ...

(7th Mayor of

Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...

) *Bienvenido R. Yandoc (former Mayor of

) Most of these individuals embody solid political traditions of economic and political nationalism are pertinent today, even with the party's subsequent decline.

Current party officials

Some members of the House of Representatives and Senate include—but are not limited to—the following: *

(former Senate President), Party President *

Cynthia Villar Cynthia Aguilar Villar (, born Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar on July 29, 1950) is a Filipina politician currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines. She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Lone District of Las Piñas from 2001 ...

(current Senator), Party Chairman * Jose Espinosa III (Current Nacionalista Chairman of

Iloilo City Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo ( hil, Siyudad/Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; fil, Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines on the island of Panay. It is the capital city of th ...

) * Robert "Ace" Barbers (current Representative from Surigao del Norte), Spokesperson * Mark Aguilar Villar (current Senator) * Imee Marcos (current Senator) *

Pia Cayetano Pilar Juliana Schramm Cayetano KGCR (born March 22, 1966), known as Pia Cayetano, is a Filipina politician and lawyer serving as a Senator since 2019, a position she previously held from 2004 to 2016. She was also the Representative of Tagui ...

(current Senator) * Matthew Marcos Manotoc (current Governor of Ilocos Norte) * Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza (current Governor of

Cotabato Cotabato or North Cotabato ( hil, Aminhan Cotabato; ceb, Amihanang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: ''Pangutaran Kutawatu'', Jawi: ڤڠوترن كوتاواتو; fil, Hilagang Cotabato), officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in ...

) * Maria Laarni "Lani" Lopez Cayetano (current Mayor of Taguig) *

Deogracias Victor Savellano Deogracias Victor "DV" Barbers Savellano (born November 25, 1959) is a Filipino politician who last served as a member of the House of Representatives for Ilocos Sur's 1st district from 2016 to 2022. He was also one of the Deputy Speakers of the ...

(current Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives & Representative from 1st District of Ilocos Sur) * Ferdinand Alexander Marcos III (current Representative from Ilocos Norte's 1st District) *

Jose I. Tejada Jose "Pingping" Inserto Tejada (born June 10, 1958) is a Filipino politician who served as the Representative Representative may refer to: Politics *Representative democracy, type of democracy in which elected officials represent a group of peo ...

(current Representative from North Cotabato)

Nacionalista-affiliated parties

PDP–Laban Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (), abbreviated as PDP–Laban, is a democratic socialist political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was part of the country's ruling party alliance from 1986 to 1992 under the administrat ...

* Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino *

Lakas–CMD Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to sit on the centre-right of the political spectrum, and is influenced by Christi ...

National Unity Party The National Unity Party, National United Party, Party of National Unity or National Unity Front may refer to: * National United Party of Afghanistan (founded 2003) * National Unity Party (Albania) * National United Party (Armenia), defunct * Nati ...

United Bangsamoro Justice Party The United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) is a political party based in Mindanao, Philippines, which is affiliated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Yasser Ebrahim and Naguib Sinarimbo are the president and general-secretary of th ...

People's Reform Party The People's Reform Party ( abbrev. PRP) is a political party in the Philippines. Founded on April 12, 1991, as the political party of former Agrarian Reform Secretary Miriam Defensor Santiago for her bid as president in the 1992 Presidential ...

* Alyansa – Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental * Alayon – Cebu * Bileg- Ilocos Sur * Kugi Uswag Sugbo – Cebu City *

Partido Magdalo Partido Magdalo is one of the political parties in the Philippines founded by Former Governor Juanito Remulla, Sr. and Former Congressman Renato P. Dragon. It is a local political party in Cavite.The new leaders of this party is current Cavite ...

– Cavite * PaDayon Pilipino –

Misamis Oriental Misamis Oriental ( ceb, Sidlakang Misamis; tl, Silangang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Oriental, is a province located in the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Its capital, largest city and provincial center is th ...

and

Cagayan de Oro Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, coverin ...

* Paglaum Party- Negros Occidental * Fuerza Zamboanga – Zamboanga City * One Batangas –

Candidates for Philippine general elections

2010

Presidential ticket

– presidential candidate (lost) *

– vice presidential candidate (lost)

For senator

(won) *

(won) * Liza Maza (lost) *

Ramon Mitra III Ramon "Monmon" Blanco Mitra III (born October 28, 1964) is the son of 1992 Presidential candidate and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives Ramon Mitra Jr. and older brother of incumbent Palawan Governor Abraham Mitra and music dir ...

(lost) *

Satur Ocampo Saturnino "Satur" Cunanan Ocampo (born April 7, 1939) is a Filipino politician, activist, journalist, and writer. As party president and first nominee, he led the party-list group Bayan Muna in three successful elections in 2001, 2004, and 200 ...

(lost) *

Susan Ople Maria Susana "Toots" Vasquez Ople (born February 9, 1962) is a Filipino politician and advocate of Overseas Filipino Workers' (OFW) rights who is the first Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers. Biography Susan Ople was born on Februa ...

(lost) * Gwen Pimentel (lost) * Ariel Querubin (lost) *

Gilbert Remulla Gilbert Cesar Catibayan Remulla (born September 5, 1970) is a Filipino journalist and politician. Biography Gilbert is the seventh and youngest child of former Governor Juanito R. Remulla and Ditas Catibayan Remulla. His brothers include curr ...

(lost) * Adel Tamano (lost) *

Miriam Defensor Santiago Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago (''née'' Defensor; June 15, 1945 – September 29, 2016) was a Filipino scholar, academic, lawyer, judge, author, and stateswoman who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executiv ...

(won)

2013

For senator

All members ran under the administration coalition,

Team PNoy Team PNoy, formerly known as the LP–Akbayan–NPC–NP–LDP Coalition, was a political umbrella coalition in the Philippines, originally formed to support the administration-backed senatorial line-up for the 2013 Philippine Senate election. Te ...

. *

(won) * Alan Peter Cayetano (won) *

(won)

2016

For vice president

Three members ran for

vice president A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...

albeit as independent candidates. * Alan Peter Cayetano (lost) *

(lost) *

(lost)

For senator

(guest candidate of

United Nationalist Alliance The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA; ) is a political party in the Philippines. It was created as a multi-party electoral alliance replacing the former United Opposition (UNO) coalition for the 2013 midterm elections, before it was launche ...

and Partido ng Galing at Puso) (lost)

2019

For senator

All candidates ran under the administration coalition,

Hugpong ng Pagbabago Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP; ) is a regional political party and former political alliance in the Philippines. Formed in 2018 by Sara Duterte, the party was established in support of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration, and was the administrat ...

. *

(won) * Imee Marcos (won) *

(won)

2022

For senator

Mark Villar Mark Aguilar Villar (, born August 14, 1978) is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senator since 2022. He served in President Rodrigo Duterte's cabinet as the Secretary of Public Works and Highways from 2016 to 2021, and was th ...

(won)

Current members in the 18th Congress

Senate

* Imee Marcos *

House of Representatives

District Representatives

Raneo Abu Raneo "Ranie" Enriquez Abu (born October 28, 1970) is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Batangas's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2022. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philip ...

* Ma. Lourdes Acosta * Antonio Albano * Angelica Amante-Matba *

Sol Aragones Marisol Castillo Aragones-Sampelo (born November 6, 1977) is a Filipina politician who served as the Representative of Laguna's 3rd district from 2013 to 2022. Before entering politics, she was a news presenter for ABS-CBN from 1998 to 2012. ...

* Angelo Barba * Robert Ace Barbers * Breaden John Biron * Lianda Bolilia * Juan Pablo Bondoc * Mercedes Cagas * Rodolfo Caoagdan * Alan Peter Cayetano * Ma. Laarni Cayetano * Arnulfo "Noli" Celeste * Joaquin Chipeco, Jr. * Anthony Peter Crisologo * Luisa Lloran-Cuaresma * Eileen Ermita-Buhain * Jonathan Flores * Lawrence Fortun * Jocelyn Fortuno * Jeanette Loreto-Garin * Ed Christopher Go * Michael Gorriceta *

* Teodorico Haresco * Romeo Jalosjos, Jr * Eleandro Madrona * Dale Gonzalo Malapitan * Mario Vittorio Mariño * Corazon Malanyaon * Jesus Crispin Remulla * Joselito Sacdalan * Vilma Santos Recto * Deogracias Savellano * Frederick Siao * Kristine Singson-Meehan * David Suarez * Sharee Ann Tan * Jose Tejada * Raul Tupas * Henry S. Oaminal *

Luis Raymund Villafuerte Luis Raymund "L-Ray" Favis Villafuerte Jr. (born June 3, 1968) is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Camarines Sur's 2nd district since 2016. He was a House Deputy Speaker from 2019 until October 14, 2020. He previously ...

Partylist allies

* Ronnie Ong (Ang Probinsyano) * Naealla Rose Bainto-Aguinaldo (Bahay) * Michael Edgar Aglipay (DIWA) * Sharon Garin (AAMBIS-OWA) * Rico Geron (AGAP) * Irene Gay Saulog (Kalinga) * Allan Ty (LPGMA) * Francisco Datol, Jr. (Senior Citizen)

Nacionalista Party presidents

References

External links

*
The Jones Act
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Ideology

History

Controversy over dominant-minority status

Electoral performance

Presidential elections

Vice presidential elections

Legislative elections

Senate

House of Representatives

Notable Nacionalistas

Past

Others

Current party officials

Nacionalista-affiliated parties

Candidates for Philippine general elections

2010

Presidential ticket

For senator

2013

For senator

2016

For vice president

For senator

2019

For senator

2022

For senator

Current members in the 18th Congress

Senate

House of Representatives

District Representatives

Partylist allies

Nacionalista Party presidents

See also

References

External links